Methods and apparatus to synthesize reference media signatures based on constituent media signatures generated by metered media devices are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a collector to collect first constituent media signatures from a first media device that identify a first portion of media, a collector to collect second constituent media signatures from a second media device that identify a second portion of the media, and a synthesizer to combine the first constituent media signatures from the first media device and the second constituent media signatures from the second media device to form a reference media signature that represents the media, the reference media signature for comparison with third constituent media signatures collected from a third media device to detect consumption of the media at the third media device.
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2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor circuitry is to process credit skip point data collected from at least the first device and the second device to determine a credit skip point associated with the media.
3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the processor circuitry is to average the credit skip point data to determine the credit skip point associated with the media.
4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein processor circuitry is to implement a web server to collect the first sequence of media signatures from the first device and the second sequence of media signatures from the second device.
5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first device is to monitor a media device that is to present the media.
6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first device is to present the media.
7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor circuitry is to compare the sequence of reference signatures with a third sequence of media signatures collected from a third device to determine whether the third sequence of media signatures is representative of the media.
9. The at least one non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein the instructions are to cause the at least one processor to process credit skip point data collected from at least the first device and the second device to determine a credit skip point associated with the media.
10. The at least one non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the instructions are to cause the at least one processor to average the credit skip point data to determine the credit skip point associated with the media.
11. The at least one non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein the instructions are to cause the at least one processor to implement a web server to collect the first sequence of media signatures from the first device and the second sequence of media signatures from the second device.
12. The at least one non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein the instructions are to cause the at least one processor to compare the sequence of reference signatures with a third sequence of media signatures collected from a third device to determine whether the third sequence of media signatures is representative of the media.
14. The method of claim 13, further including processing credit skip point data collected from at least the first device and the second device to determine a credit skip point associated with the media.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein the processing includes averaging the credit skip point data to determine the credit skip point associated with the media.
16. The method of claim 13, further including implementing a web server to collect the first sequence of media signatures from the first device and the second sequence of media signatures from the second device.
17. The method of claim 13, further including comparing the sequence of reference signatures with a third sequence of media signatures collected from a third device to determine whether the third sequence of media signatures is representative of the media.
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